Card holder



open-faced rectangular 'frame (il).

Beeren' C. eRIneHAM, or SAN Hinweisen, ciirrenrrre.

@ARE ELDER.

Application lled' pril 20. 1921.v Serial Ne. 462,623.

T0 .1U 10h om t 71mg/ concern.'

Be it known that l, BARTON C. BRIDGHAM, e cltizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of Sun Francisco und State of ffeliiornxe, here inventeda card such its a, reeistrnie'n certiiiczxe'1 and adapted to be ettaehed in ple-Ce 'to the dash of. an automobile anci'operating in e inenner to protect a card from entry of moisture 'or dirt. The device is capable of being eonstructecl of extremely light material and hence is ideally suited ier use e lioieiler for certificates of automobile registration where large numbers have to he shipped by mail..

ne'form which my invention mary. assume is exemplified in he follo'wingfdeeerihed illustration in the eecempanying' drawings iii-Which Figure l shows e front elevation of e card holiler, embodying my invention,

varranged in place on the '(iesii boercloi. en

autemoloile. Figure 2 shewe eecienel View oi' the parte illustrated in Figure i. 3 shows a, plain view of the tray. Y

The holder here shown is rnzuie parte, namely, e. shallow bray {l0} in two and an The tray reeeives a Cerri (l2) and the freine (ll) fits over the tray and Surrounds the saine. The tray is in the 'iorin ef a shailow rertanguiar metallic, piero .with upturned man ginel edges (13). The. enclosing frame is made with side sind end wells (le), which surround the edges oi the tray, and inwardly extending beveled flanges (i5) which overiie the card in the tray. Into euch corner of the frame is inserted a screw r other fee telling means which extenris through the tray and gives e support (17.)-sueh es i the dash of e vehieie for fastening the parie in position. The screws when tightened clamp the parte -egether .so that the sideancl end Weils of the frame Contact tightly with theisurfece of the flesh' (17) and the inwardly extending beveled (i5) i Contact closeiywitithe Garci (l2) er with the transparent, Water-proof covering; (18) whigh is usueily pleeefever the gard.

The tray and frame ere mede of thin inetnl, preferably aluminum, or other light material. The device is eesv izo construct and affords i the 'fact that the 'si/le end end weils of the freine and the upwardly e'teiniing beveled firing/es (l5) effectivelyireep out iii dirt and zneisture from the enclosed eerf'., by making these parts 'of elurninum or other .lightning-inl, hey may be shipo al by mail zit eniali cost and various Sta-tes, Where large by mail te the owners boards of Ythe l numbers are sent oui of vehicles. I

Various changes may be merle in the corr struction and arrangement of the Severel perte'herein shown sind described without departing from the spirit oi? my invention as disclosed in the appended claims. l

Having thus described my invention, what; I claim 'and desire to secure by Letters Pattentissn .7 i

l. A card -helcler comprising evsl'iellovv truy to receive e' card, an enclosing frame, Said trnnie'having` end and side welle tosurround the tray and inwziriliy extending iiiing'es overiying the carril7 e prete 've cov'- eringi` voverlying4 'the carri anrl lying behind the flanges of' 'the freine und, rneene'ior :iesteuingin the parte in place on e. supporting surface so that the edges of the end and sicie walls of the freine Contact throughout their length with the supporting surface and `the inmirdlyA extending; flange@ comprese the protective covering against the card in the tray- 'whereby to prevent the entrance (if.

moisture or lirt to the card.

2. A card' holder Comprising e shallow tray to receive a ce1-d, iin eneioeingrfreme therefor having end :imi eide wallesur- 'rounding the tray end inwardly extending beveled finngee, 'und esteniiiigf means extending through each corner el the fra-me fortray to receive e certi, en encioein freine having end and side walls surroun ing'the :nul inexpensive' compiere lproteetien 'to the card contained within by reeen of hence the fievieeis ideaiiy -siuted for use by eutoinohiie regietretien Likewise,

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4trag/Vernal provided with inwardly extend" place to zr supporting surface whereby the ing beveled flanges, a transparent protective edges of' the side und end walls of the fre-Ine covering overlying the card in the tray and conta'ct'nf'ith tl'ie'supporting surface, and the 10 frame end tray' for attaching the parts in lying behind' the beveled flanges or' the inwardly extending beveled flanges Contact frame vand fastening means comprising a, closely with the protecting covering in front screw extending through each corner of the of the card.

- v BARTON C. BRIDGHAM. 

